Bicycle-support



No. 607,779. Patented .luly |9,'|898. S. WELCH & H. A. BURKHART.

BICYCLE SUPPORT.

v (Application ,filed Aug. 11, 1897.)

(No Model.)

VIS

UNITED TA'TES SAMUEL WELCH AND HENRY A. BURKHART, OF FITZGERALD,GEORGIA, ASSIGNORS TO VILLIAM A. MORGAN, OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA.

' BICYCLE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,77 9, dated July19, 1898. Application filed August 11, 18,9 7- Serial No. 647,906. (Nomodel.)

matic bicycle-support adapted to furnish a substantialsupport forabicycle immediately upon dismounting under all conditions, level orinclined surface of road or sidewalk, pavement, or floor; and itconsists, essentially, of a lever which is extended from a portion of abicycle-frame when in use and inverted and arranged parallel with thepart of the ma chine to which it is attached when not in use.

The invention further consists of the details of construction andarrangements of the several parts, which will be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterspecified which is portable and simple in its construction, easilyapplied, rapid in its operation, automatic in its action, andcompensates for any inequalities that may be formed therein by wear.A

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of a portionof a bicycleframe having thepimproved support applied thereto inoperative position and folded in dotted lines. Fig. 2 isa detailperspective View of the support shown detached and the clamp used inconnection therewith. Fig. 3 is a detail section of the improved device.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar numerals of reference areemployed to indicate corresponding` parts in the views, the numeral ldesignates the tubular post or upright which supports the saddle, andthereto is fixed a clamp 2, comprising opposite sections with iiangessecured to each otherin the ordinary manner.

of the clamp has projected from the outer face thereof a pair ofoppositely-disposed ears or lugs 3, which are spaced apart, andextending through the same and the space between them is a pin 4, whichstands away from a vertical wall 5 in rear of said pin.

One of the said sectionsV The support proper consists of an elongatedlever 6, which in the main is rounded and tapered toward .the lower end,while at the opposite end it is provided with a deflected- [iat head 7;The lower tapering end of the lever is coveredby a rubber cap 8 toprevent slipping of the said end when in contact with asurface uponwhichit rests. The head 7 fis formed with opposite straight edges 9 andl0, which converge toward a rounded end ll, and near the said roundedend is an elongated slot l2, extending entirely through the said headand having curved end walls. The difference between the outermost curvedwall of the slot l2 and the rounded end llis slightly less than thedistance between the pin 4 and' the verticalstraight wall 5 of theclamp. The said head 7 is deflected,as shown by Fig. 3,and also widenedat its base, so as to accommodate the arrangement thereof in a properangle when in supporting position and also to permit the lever to befolded upwardly against the part which supports it when not in use.

In assembling the parts of the device the pin 4 is passed through theslot l2, and the lever is thereby continuously held in connection withthe clamp until released by the removal of said pin. In arranging theparts in connection'with the frame of the bicycle the support ispositioned on the left side, because dismounts are usually made onthatside. The clamp is secured to the tubular base l, and the lever 6 isbrought down to its lowest bearing at right angles to the frame to allowit to come in contact with the floor or other surface. The frameof themachine is then inclined at about an angle of iifteen degrees, and thiswill position the parts at the proper point to secure the clamp to thepost by means ofthe securing device of said clamp... If the bicycle isreleased, the lever will slide the full bearing automatically andsecurely hold the wheel, regardless'of the lateral movement of themachine. In order to arrange the lever in folded position, the bicycleis brought to a perpendicular position and the lever 6 will dropautomatically until arrested by contact with the pin 4 of the clamp oruntil the upper end of the slot bears upon the said pin, allowing thelever to be turned onthe said pin, owing to the short distance betweenthe upper curved end wall of the slot and the curved IOO end of the head7 being less than the distance from the pin 4 to the adjacent straightwall 5 between the ears 3. The lever is then inverted and brought upadjacent to the post l, and when released it will drop on the pin t 4,and the latter will bear against the lower wall of the'slot 12 untilarrested by the arrangement of the edge 10 of the head, which bearsclosely against the straight wall 5 between the ears 3 and securelyholds the lever in a position parallel with the tubing and entirelywithout interference with the manipulation of the bicycle.

In arranging the lever for supporting purposes it is lifted in theclamp, until the curved wall of the slot 12 opposite to that which hasbeen raised upon the pin 4 is brought to bear against said pin l, whensaid lever can be turned for reasons before explained and thrown overtoV depend in a vertical position from the frame. The machine is thentilted to one side until the reduced end of the lever engages thesurface upon which it is to rest, and this inclination will be sustainedby the Obliquity ot the edge 9 of the head 7.

Thus it will be seen that by a simple operation the support may bethrown into or out of operative position and that springs and otherdevices easily broken are dispensed with and a positive connectionattained. The

parts ofthe support, including the clamp, may be suitably ornamented orplated, and it is obviously apparent that many minor changes in thedetails of construction and arrangement vof the several parts may bemade and substituted for those shown and described without in the leastdeparting from the nature or scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- Abicycle-support comprising a clamp having a pair of laterally-projectingears with an inner vertical wall, a pin connecting said ears and a leverpivotally supported in the said ears and having a triangular head withoppositely-situated angular and 4straight edges adapted to contact withthe vertical wall between the ears to hold the lever in a supporting andan elevated position respectively, the head being provided with atriangular slot to receive said pin, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL WELCH. H. A. BURKIIART. Witnesses:

JAs. H. SHANKLIN, J oHN W. HowDER.

